New classes for WA kids with autism

By EducationHQ News Team
Published July 26, 2016

Soaring rates of children with autism have prompted WA's Education Minister Peter Collier to commit $32 million to setting up specialist programs at 16 schools.

The classroom was a difficult place for students with the neurological brain disorder, said Autism Association of WA executive manager ...

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